12th football recruit commits to IU

Indianapolis Lawrence Central center Wes Rogers committed to the IU football  team July 10. He is the Hoosiers’ sixth verbal pledge for the 2012 class from in-state and 12th overall.

Since receiving their first commitment June 12 from defensive tackle Alex Todd of Streetsboro, Ohio,  the Hoosiers have amassed their entire current 12-man class and are tied for third largest thus far in the Big Ten in under a month.

Rogers, listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 275 pounds, is ranked by Rivals.com as the eighth best center prospect nationally and seventh best player in the state.

Rogers is the third 2012 commitment for the offensive line, following Orland Park Sandburg’s Dan Feeney from Illinois and Carmel Cathedral’s Jacob Bailey, IU’s most recent commit who offered a verbal pledge July 1. All three project to the interior of the line with Rogers at center and the other two at guard.

Also committing recently for the Hoosiers were Lexington, Ohio, tight end Tanner Kearns and New Castle Chrysler defensive end Adam Kranda, the 13th-ranked player in the state.

IU’s top current commitments, according to rankings on Rivals, are wide reciever Kevin Davis of Warren Central in Indianapolis and Nick Mangieri from
Dunlap, Ill.

However, they remain in contention for the services of Columbus East quarterback Gunner Kiel, the top-ranked player in the state and top-ranked quarterback prospect nationally according to Rivals. Kiel is the younger brother of IU sophomore quarterback Dusty Kiel.

2012 IU Football Recruits

Jacob Bailey
Guard
6 feet 4 inches, 275 pounds
Carmel
Cathedral High School

Caleb Cornett
Wide Receiver
6 feet 3 inches, 175 pounds
Indianapolis
Ben Davis High School

Mike Cotton
Outside Linebacker
6 feet 3 inches, 210 pounds
O’Fallon, Ill.
O’Fallon High School

Kevin Davis
Wide Receiver
5 feet 11 inches, 175 pounds
Indianapolis
Warren Central High School

Dan Feeney
Guard
6 feet 4 inches, 295 pounds
Orland Park, Ill.
Sandburg High School

Dawson Fletcher
Safety
6 feet, 180 pounds
West Chester, Ohio
Lakota West High School

Tanner Kearns
Tight End
6 feet 5 inches, 225 pounds
Lexington, Ohio
Lexington High School

Adam Kranda
Defensive End
6 feet 6 inches, 240 pounds
New Castle
Chrysler High School

Nick Mangieri
Outside Linebacker
6 feet 5 inches, 230 pounds
Dunlap, Ill.
Dunlap High School

Wes Rogers
Center
6 feet 5 inches, 275 pounds
Indianapolis
Lawrence Central High School

Alex Todd
Defensive Tackle
6 feet 4 inches, 290 pounds
Streetsboro, Ohio
Streetsboro High School

Jordan Wallace
Inside Linebacker
6 feet 1 inch, 218 pounds
Indianapolis
Warren Central High School